D&T Analyst I

India is among the top ten priority markets for General Mills, and hosts our Global Shared Services Centre. This is the Global Shared Services arm of General Mills Inc., which supports its operations worldwide. With over 1,300 employees in Mumbai, the center has capabilities in the areas of Supply Chain, Finance, HR, Digital and Technology, Sales Capabilities, Consumer Insights, ITQ (R&D & Quality), and Enterprise Business Services. Learning and capacity-building is a key ingredient of our success.

Position Title

D&T Analyst I – Supply Chain - Product Information Capabilities

Function/Group

Digital & Technology

Location

Mumbai

Shift Timing

Regular

Role Reports to

D&T Manager - Supply Chain – Product Information Capabilities

Remote/Hybrid/in-Office

Hybrid

ABOUT GENERAL MILLS

We make food the world loves: 100 brands. In 100 countries. Across six continents. With iconic brands like Cheerios, Pillsbury, Betty Crocker, Nature Valley, and Häagen-Dazs, we’ve been serving up food the world loves for 155 years (and counting). Each of our brands has a unique story to tell.

How we make our food is as important as the food we make. Our values are baked into our legacy and continue to accelerate

us into the future as an innovative force for good. General Mills was founded in 1866 when Cadwallader Washburn boldly bought the largest flour mill west of the Mississippi. That pioneering spirit lives on today through our leadership team who upholds a vision of relentless innovation while being a force for good. For more details check out http://www.generalmills.com

General Mills India Center (GIC) is our global capability center in Mumbai that works as an extension of our global organization delivering business value, service excellence and growth, while standing for good for our planet and people.

With our team of 1800+ professionals, we deliver superior value across the areas of Supply chain (SC) , Digital & Technology (D&T)  Innovation, Technology & Quality (ITQ), Consumer and Market Intelligence (CMI), Sales Strategy & Intelligence (SSI) , Global Shared Services (GSS) , Finance Shared Services (FSS) and Human Resources Shared Services (HRSS).For more details check out https://www.generalmills.co.in

We advocate for advancing equity and inclusion to create more equitable workplaces and a better tomorrow.

JOB OVERVIEW

Function Overview

The Digital and Technology team at General Mills stands as the largest and foremost unit, dedicated to exploring the latest trends and innovations in technology while leading the adoption of cutting-edge technologies across the organization. Collaborating closely with global business teams, the focus is on understanding business models and identifying opportunities to leverage technology for increased efficiency and disruption. The team's expertise spans a wide range of areas, including AI/ML, Data Science, IoT, NLP, Cloud, Infrastructure, RPA and Automation, Digital Transformation, Cyber Security, Blockchain, SAP S4 HANA and Enterprise Architecture. The MillsWorks initiative embodies an agile@scale delivery model, where business and technology teams operate cohesively in pods with a unified mission to deliver value for the company. Employees working on significant technology projects are recognized as Digital Transformation change agents. 

The team places a strong emphasis on service partnerships and employee engagement with a commitment to advancing equity and supporting communities. In fostering an inclusive culture, the team values individuals passionate about learning and growing with technology, exemplified by the "Work with Heart" philosophy, emphasizing results over facetime. Those intrigued by the prospect of contributing to the digital transformation journey of a Fortune 500 company are encouraged to explore more details about the function through the following Link

Purpose of the role

This is an exciting time to work in General Mills' Supply Chain & ITQ Organization! We are accelerating Digital Transformation of our Product Information Capabilities (PIC) capabilities to provide a competitive advantage to our business. To this end, we are looking for a D&T Associate Analyst, with passion for Product Information Management (PIM) and (Master Data Management) MDM to join our Product Information Capabilities team.

The PIM / MDM Engineering team requires agile team members who can support ecommerce by creating the systems of records and developing rightful integrations which would help in sourcing, validating, publishing, and quality checking the data that our customers use to create the digital shelf and our product’s detail pages. This would need a team which is well versed with managing Product Master Data. The vision is to expand the platform further to benefit other business areas

  KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

·         Understand, support, and continuously improve MDM and PIM business processes.

·         Partner with internal customer teams and eCommerce teams to provide effective product information support.

·         Support and coordinate user acceptance testing (UAT) for implemented solutions to ensure business readiness.

·         Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve issues and errors related to MDM and PIM business processes in a timely manner.

·         Proactively identify opportunities to streamline and enhance business processes, with a strong focus on efficiency and quality.

·         Manage or support the onboarding and maintenance of product information, including processes to collect, groom, publish, validate, audit, and assure high-

          quality product data for customers.

·         Establish, monitor, and report on KPIs related to PIM and MDM performance and data quality.

·         Manage stakeholder expectations through clear, proactive, and effective communication.

·         Work successfully in an international, multi-cultural, and collaborative environment.

·         Demonstrate a proactive, self-motivated, and results-oriented approach, with the ability to work independently and take ownership of deliverables.

·         Bring strong problem-solving skills, sound judgment, and a bias for action to effectively address business and system challenges.

·         Show eagerness to learn, adapt quickly to new business processes and technologies, and continuously build domain expertise.

·         Exhibit strong time management skills, decisiveness, and the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.

·         Working knowledge of Stibo STEP is a plus

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Full time graduation from an accredited university (Mandatory- Note: This is the minimum education criteria which cannot be altered); bachelor’s in computer (BE or BSc) or STEM fields
• Working knowledge of PIM and MDM tools
• Experience with PIM workflows, data quality error analysis and workbench error resolution
• Good Business Analysis Skills or engineering skills willing to take up BA roles
• High level experience of Data Syndication
• Experience in FMCG industry will be a plus

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Product Information Management / Master Data Management
• Business Analysis skills
• Stibo or similar MDM/PIM platform
• SQL, Cloud GCP
• Agile / SCRUM Delivery

We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best — bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one other and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what’s next.